Index for Patristic Articles
| Last Updated: Oct 17, 2010 | ||
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| Early Writers and John 8:1-11 | ||
| Date | Author | comments |
| c. 150 B.C. | Susanna new! | - O.G. has "ορθρου" |
| 60-120 A.D. | Didache | - Greek & Commentary |
| 100 A.D. | Papias | - Greek/English |
| 140 A.D. | Marcion | - early tampering |
| 150 A.D. | Gospel of Peter | - & John 8:1-11 |
| c. 150 A.D. | Susanna (Theod.) | - Theod: πᾶς ὁ λαὸς |
| 140-160 A.D. | Diatesseron | - knows of Jn 8:1-11 |
| 210 A.D. | Tertullian | - evidence of edict |
| 220 A.D. | Hippolytus | - on Susanna & Origen |
| 230 A.D. | Origen | - not so silent |
| 250 A.D. | Didaskalia | - quotes Jn 8:1-11 |
| 290-556 A.D. | The Emperors | - Adultery & Roman Law |
| c. 330 A.D. | Constantine | - (see Philostorgius) |
| c. 350 A.D. | Apostolic Constitutions | - PA as Holy Scripture |
| Apostolic Const. | - Greek Text | |
| 350 A.D. | Ambrosiaster | - a solid quotation |
| 360 A.D. | Didymus | - quotes PA as scripture |
| 370 A.D. | Pacian | - Supports Jerome |
| c. 384 A.D. | Jerome | - on John 8:1-11 |
| Jerome's NT Preface | - good discussion | |
| 388 A.D. | Ambrose | - quotes Jn 8:1-11 |
| 350-400 A.D. | Epiphanius new! | - Euseb. Canon has PA! |
| 380-400 A.D. | Faustus on PA | - quoted by Augustine |
| 400 A.D. | Augustine | Supports PA & TR |
| 408 A.D. | Rufinus | - aware of PA |
| c. 400 A.D. | Chrysostom | - new evidence for PA |
| 425 A.D. | Philostorgius | - discusses tampering |
| 429 A.D. | Theodoret | - startling evidence |
| 400-450 | Sozomen new! | - Constantine & Crispus |
| 425-450 A.D. | Sedulius | - PA as Holy Scripture |
| 4th-5th cent. | Syriac PA | - accepted as genuine |
| c.650+ A.D. | Gospel of Barnabas new! | - & the PA |
| c.700 A.D. | The Venerable Bede | - homily on PA |
| c.1100 A.D. | Euthymius | - evidence misused |
Tertullian inadvertantly testifies of a significant edict by a bishop which strongly suggests John 8:1-11. At the same time he soils his own witness by exposing his bias against women, and also his faulty soteriology, which probably led to his failure to understand our passage.
Tertullian (210 A.D.) 8:1-11 - a source of heresy
Didymus (discovered in 1940) is now the earliest surviving Greek commentator to cite John 8:1-11 extensively as Holy Scripture, disproving the claim that "the early Greek commentators make no mention of it until the Middle Ages".
Didymus (360 A.D.) on John 8:1-11 - updated:Nov. 3 /07
Theodoret (429 A.D.) provides startling evidence regarding Constantine, Eusebius, the Council of Nicea and John 8:1-11. (Updated: Dec 19, 2008)
Theodoret (429 A.D.) on 8:1-11 amazing evidence
For unusual writers and documents, see our new non-Canonical page.
Extra Articles &
Supplementary Materials
Nunn shows how the patristic evidence has been mishandled and reinterpreted to undermine the ancient traditions regarding John, and to support modern theories.
Bewer explains the early history of the Syriac Church.
H.P.V. Nunn (1945) on John - & Patristic Evidence
L.Foster (1969): Apostolic Fathers Study of Quotations
Bewer (1900) on The Syrian Church - includes Peshitta
W. Schoedel (1992) on Papias - Armenian evidence
R.A. Culpepper (2000) on the Alogoi - Epiphanius as source
M. Koke (2010) on Papias - dating, John, Q New!
Coming soon:
Victorius of Victorinus (457),
Vigilius of Tapsus (484) in North Africa,
Gelasius, Bishop of Rome (492),
Cassiodorus of Southern Italy,
Gregory the Great, Chrysologus
Clementine Homilies,
Eusebius and Constantine
Tatian's Diatesseron & Gospel of Barnabas
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